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            https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4437-2023
                    © Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under 
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
                the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4437-2023
                    © Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under 
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
                the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Effects of urbanization on the water cycle in the Shiyang River basin: based on a stable isotope method
Rui Li
                                            College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    Siyu Lu
                                            College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    Liyuan Sang
                                            College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    Gaojia Meng
                                            College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    Longhu Chen
                                            College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    Yinying Jiao
                                            College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    Qinqin Wang
                                            College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    
                                            Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
                                        
                                    Data sets
Stable water isotope monitoring network of different water bodies in Shiyang River Basin, a typical arid river in China Guofeng Zhu https://doi.org/10.17632/vhm44t74sy.1
Short summary
            In semi-arid regions, the problem of water shortages is becoming more and more serious with the acceleration of urbanization. Based on isotope data and hydrometeorological data, we analysed the impact of urbanization on the water cycle of the basin. The results showed that urbanization sped up the process of rainfall runoff. The MRT got shorter from upstream to downstream, and the landscape dams that were built during urbanization made the river evaporate even more.
            In semi-arid regions, the problem of water shortages is becoming more and more serious with the...